April 30, 2007
Senior PGA tourney on par for $23.3 million impact
The 2007 Senior PGA Championship is expected to generate a 23.3 million economic impact on the Lowcountry, according to a study conducted by the College of Charleston’s Office of Tourism and Analysis.
That hefty figure “is considered conservative because we didn’t include the spending of the media personnel and athletes,” said Bing Pan, a researcher with the Office of Tourism Analysis who helped produce the study.
April 30, 2007
Area tourism rises, attraction visitors decline
John Crotts, professor of hospitality and tourism management at the College of Charleston, said the average tourist is in Charleston for only three nights, so paid and free attractions alike must compete for the visitor’s time-crunched holiday.
“We found out, too, that really downtown Charleston, particularly King Street, is an attraction in and of itself and it’s for free, so you’re not only competing against somebody’s discretionary income and what they budget, you’re also competing for their time,” Crotts said.
April 30, 2007
Kucinich fights from the fringe
"Issues raised by a protest candidate take root and bear fruit years later, " said Jack Bass, a professor of humanities and social sciences at the College of Charleston. "They can raise issues that nobody is talking about."
April 30, 2007
Accolades & More
College of Charleston President P. George Benson has been appointed to the board directors of The Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The foundation is a nonprofit, private-sector organization that raises funds to endow the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, rewarding quality in the business, health care, education and nonprofit sectors.
The College of Charleston and The Citadel are working together to increase the number of computer scientists in South Carolina. The Department of Computer Science at the College of Charleston and the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at The Citadel recently formed a joint industry advisory board of computer science. The advisory board will concentrate on matters of strategic direction and philosophy of the computing programs offered by each institution.
April 30, 2007
Loggerheads go under scope
Dave Owens peered into the eyepiece of a tiny camera hooked to a plastic tube to see the loggerhead's epididymides -- a duct that revealed its reproductive prowess.
Owens, a biologist from the College of Charleston, and about a dozen other researchers spent the past two weeks netting male loggerheads off Cape Canaveral, examining them, then using epoxy to affix satellite tracking devices to their backs.
April 30, 2007
Summey, Douglas go head to head in election
"Obviously, when you have an African-American candidate and a white candidate in a city that is fairly evenly divided along racial lines, it will have an impact," College of Charleston political scientist Bill Moore said. "I think you will see a significant amount of voting along racial lines."
April 29, 2007
Democrats hit Southern stride
Jack Bass, a professor at the College of Charleston and a longtime historian of Southern politics, said South Carolina is "a red state, but it's getting pinker."
"I don't want to suggest that the Democrats are about to take over in this state, but there's new energy."
April 28, 2007
Searching for common ground
Barrier islands are dynamic land forms that accrete and erode over time, said College of Charleston geology professor Norm Levine, co-author of the baseline study. What interrupted that process, causing the sediment to stabilize and produce a maritime shrub forest, remains a subject of speculation.
Biologist Jean Everett, a College of Charleston senior instructor who did not participate in the study, said wax myrtle and baccharis trees are to be expected in a maritime shrub forest and can withstand hedging.
April 27, 2007
How much are candidates raising? What are they spending?
If a candidate can raise money we know that candidate is going to stick around. Dr. Brian McGee is closely following the ‘08 campaign trail from his College of Charleston office. He says money is the focus factor for success.
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April 26, 2007
Hidden Gullah culture rediscovered as a treasure
Tokyo, Japan - But the culture is experienced with more than simple sightseeing. It's about food, listening to the Gullah language, and learning about the culture at museums like that at the Avery Research Center for African-American History and Culture at the College of Charleston.
April 26, 2007
Light duty
College of Charleston physical plant employee Herbert Frazier Jr. cleans lamps near the Cistern as the college prepares the area for graduation, to take place May 13.
April 26, 2007
It's showtime for Dems
Although much can change before state Democrats cast their primary ballots nine months from now, the debate is still a big deal because it's the first time the candidates have faced off in such a forum, College of Charleston political science professor Bill Moore said.
'Being the first debate is obviously going to lead to more media attention than if there had been three or four debates prior to this one,' he said.
April 26, 2007
Debate expert says S.C. event’s format favors front-runners
But the lack of those individual soliloquies could benefit their front-running campaigns, said Brian McGee, a College of Charleston communications professor and debate expert.
“In events like this, it’s not uncommon for candidates not attracting much support to focus their attention and criticism on candidates who are leading the pack,” McGee said. “I can understand not wanting to be the focus of several attacks from other candidates.”
April 25, 2007
4 colleges in state make value list
Four South Carolina schools made a Princeton Review listing of best college values released Tuesday.
The annual listing includes Presbyterian College, Wofford College, Winthrop University and the College of Charleston.
April 25, 2007
Walk This Way
Stand on a street corner in the heart of King Street's shopping district and you'll wonder why the city bothers with crossing lanes to begin with. Or drive through the College of Charleston campus and watch as students trek from sidewalk to sidewalk with only a quick glance in the direction of oncoming traffic, as if to say, "Hey, I'm walking here!" If there's a code of conduct for Charleston's pedestrians, it's not "Wait for the light" — it's "One foot in front of the other."
April 25, 2007
City panel has green mission
The members are: Phillip Dustan, College of Charleston biology professor; Ross Nelson, Tidewater Environmental Services; Brian Collins, Sandlapper Water Tours; Jerome Clemons, South Carolina National Heritage Corridor; Elizabeth Hagood, South Carolina Coastal Conservation League; Christine von Kolonitz, sustainability manager, MUSC and Sierra Club; Ian Sanchez, alternative energy meet-up group; Joe Fersner, Woolpert; Paulette Myers, Thomas & Denzinger Architects; Nina Fair, Fair Consulting LLC; Stephen Johnston, Charleston Classic Homes, Earthcraft Homes; Dean Johnson, Eco Development LLC; Montez Martin, Charleston County Housing Authority; and Dick Della Mura, past director, Center for Sustainable Living.
April 24, 2007
Tourists seek out black Gullah culture along the S.C. coast
Tourists can visit Gullah communities at real places like Wadmalaw Island and St. Helena Island - where some segments for the show were filmed. But the culture is experienced with more than simple sightseeing. It's about food, listening to the Gullah language, and learning about the culture at museums like that at the Avery Research Center for African-American History and Culture at the College of Charleston.
April 22, 2007
Parish investigation raises concerns for some Christians
Herb Silverman, math professor at the College of Charleston for the past 30 years, had Parish as a student. Silverman said the young Parish had talent.
"I taught Al when he was an undergraduate," Silverman said. "He was a good student, but not a superstar."
Bill Golightly was chairman of the department when Parish returned to teach at the college. Parish was hired at a time when the department was expanding to accommodate a booming business and economics program, and many business students were taking advanced math courses. "He was exactly what we were looking for," Golightly said.
April 21, 2007
S.C. jobless rate drops
"South Carolina unemployment has been higher than the national average, so it makes sense that we are catching up with the rest of the country," said Calvin Blackwell, associate professor of economics at the College of Charleston.
April 21, 2007
Girl Scouts honor 9 women
Sue Sommer-Kresse (Education):
Serves as senior vice president for institutional advancement at the College of Charleston and as executive director of the college foundation.
'Education does make a difference,' she said. 'I am so fortunate to work with young men and women to see that difference.'
April 21, 2007
Right whale mother and calf give Trust surveyors a surprise
Gorka Sancho, College of Charleston assistant professor of biology, said ocean sunfish leaping or "breaching" has been observed often, but no one really knows why the fish do it. It's been speculated they are trying to get rid of parasites. The fish also have the curious trait of lying on their side at the surface, "sunning."
April 21, 2007
Wikipedia a Web vault of facts, some fiction
Some universities restrict or ban the use of Wikipedia as a source, and while most don't take such a hard line, some faculty members can limit its use, said Brian McGee, chairman of the College of Charleston's Department of Communication.
McGee, who has made a small amount of money contributing to peer-reviewed encyclopedias, said Wikipedia is an important but limited resource.
April 20, 2007
Timely act saves Clardy
Clardy's retirement could help to shield Horry County from liability in a sexual harassment lawsuit, said Claire Curtis, an assistant professor of political science at the College of Charleston who has written on sexual harassment.
"Once you have actual evidence that sexual harassment takes place then you are liable," Curtis said. "He kind of solved that for them by leaving."
April 20, 2007
Senior PGA tourney on par for $23.3 million impact
The 2007 Senior PGA Championship is expected to generate a $23.3 million economic impact on the Lowcountry, according to a study conducted by the College of Charleston’s Office of Tourism and Analysis.
That hefty figure “is considered conservative because we didn’t include the spending of the media personnel and athletes,” said Bing Pan, a researcher with the Office of Tourism Analysis who helped produce the study.
April 19, 2007
Memories in a Box
Of particular significance was an epic road trip through the Blue Ridge Mountains to see The Warrior Ant by Lee Breuer and Bob Telson at Spoleto. During the two-day drive with one of Lee's directing students, we encountered bears, banjo players and police officers. On the third day, we arrived at the Cistern, a lush, stately courtyard at the College of Charleston, which serves as one of Spoleto's performance venues.
April 19, 2007
Cho may have found inspiration for 'Ismail Ax' in fiction, religion
Dr. Larry Carlson, chairman of the English Department at the College of Charleston, recalled a novel, "Ishmael," by Daniel Quinn, that Cho might have read while a Virginia Tech English major.
"It wouldn't surprise me if this book was taught in freshman English. That's entirely possible," Carlson said.
April 19, 2007
Faculty, campus police try staying vigilant, but options are few
When one of his students wrote about burning herself with cigarettes, College of Charleston creative writing professor Paul Allen handled the disturbing revelation the way most of his colleagues do.
He notified the chairman of his department and the dean of undergraduate students and talked with a professional at the college's counseling center. Then, he talked with the student and encouraged her to go to the counseling center for help.
Brian Sullivan, associate director of counseling and substance abuse at the College of Charleston, said college-age students are probably more likely than the average citizen to follow up on a referral for counseling. Still, many never make it through the counseling center's doors. Others put it off until it's been suggested several times.
"Police have to walk a tightrope in these cases and make an assessment," said Paul Verrecchia, director of public safety for the College of Charleston. "A lot of times, people's writing may raise concerns, but they are not exhibiting any behavior that would show they are going to carry out what is in their writing."
April 18, 2007
Rise Up
Nearly 500 of CofC's 12,000 total students now receive the CCL's alerts. Political science professor Angela Halfacre sees that as a strong indication that students are concerned about environmental and land use issues. "The student chapter provides guidance about ways they can participate through civil action," says Halfacre. "It's planted a seed of something that can really flourish here, and will play a growing role in the future."
Among the students attending last month's kayak excursion, most were attracted by a free day on the water. Some heard about the trip through Facebook, others from friends. "I'm not into the picking up trash kinds of things, but other stuff I'm willing to do," said one participant.
April 18, 2007
Gun violence is as unpredictable as the shooters are remorseless
Robin Bowers, associate professor of psychology at the College of Charleston, said the answer likely lies in a combination of these factors, coupled with Americans' all-or-nothing approach to problem-solving.
April 17, 2007
Cartoons that move people
Chris Lamb, author of "Drawn to Extremes: The Use and Abuse of Editorial Cartoons," spoke with Opinion editor Leslie Seifert about Walt Handelsman's work and the future of the editorial cartoon:
April 17, 2007
School Shooting: Local Colleges Review Emergency Plans
Some of you may remember-- there was a shooting at the Citadel in 1992-- but, McArver says it was an accident involving two cadets-- and the victim survived the shooting. Here's a look at emergency policies-- on other campuses.
Charleston Southern University has a crisis response team-- and the security staff-- is assisted by North Charleston Police in the event of an emergency. The College of Charleston has a draft emergency management plan--
They are transforming it into a college-wide emergency response and management plan. Trident Tech has public safety officers-- on each of its three campuses. They also have a mutual aid agreement-- with local law enforcement. M-U-S-C says the do have procedures in place-- but, they aren't disclosing the details-- the school says that would defeat efforts to keep students safe.
April 17, 2007
Local Campuses Review Security Plans
"How do you get a message out to entire campus community? Most colleges aren't enclosed like a high school or elementary school, so there's a greater challenge in trying to get the message out," says Chief Paul Verrecchia, of the College of Charleston Police Department.
The College of Charleston has 36 sworn police officers on beats and they say they would use e-mail as a method of communication. On campus, students say e-mail is the best way to get in touch with them quickly.
April 17, 2007
Ethical Coverage of Virginia Tech Tragedy? A Professor Weighs In
News 2 asked College of Charleston Media Ethics Professor Richard Westerfelhaus to weigh in on the coverage. He said, "The mainstream coverage of the tragedy that I've seen so far has been somber, serious and reflective, which is reflective of the nature of the event." It's a national tragedy that demands that the public receive the latest information. Count on 2's Jenny Fisher asked Westerfelhaus, "Do you think it's too much?" Westerfelhaus replied, "No. It's only natural. An event like this, seems to be localized, but people know people and there are friends and family members and even if you're not personally involved, you can see your son, brother or daughter being involved in a similar event."
April 17, 2007
Team says several types of primates made Texas home
Dana Cope, a co-author of the study and associate professor of anthropology at College of Charleston in South Carolina, compared the teeth with other primate teeth from the same era. He said the newly discovered teeth, which measure about 4 millimeters, were not from known primates.
"This is a very important locality," Cope said. "Not much is known about Eocene mammals outside the Rocky Mountains."
April 17, 2007
Across the Lowcountry, schools plan for worst
The College of Charleston has more than 12,000 students, faculty and staff spread among 113 buildings.
Securing these urban campuses likely would present challenges. But their locations also present rapid access to police backup and trauma care.
The College of Charleston has a Critical Incident Response Team available to respond to emergencies around the clock. MUSC also trains its officers to handle crisis situations.
April 17, 2007
Spurrier's comments reignite flag debate
College of Charleston political scientist Bill Moore said although the flag's placement continues to be a "smoldering issue," he doesn't think Spurrier's comments will give legislators the impetus to revisit the issue.
However, Jack Bass, a history and social science professor at the College of Charleston, said the revival of the flag debate might be enough to push lawmakers to readdress it, considering Spurrier's following.
April 16, 2007
C of C's School of Education building teaches big lessons
It's not the best building on the College of Charleston's campus, but the School of Education complex at 86 Wentworth St. is probably the best new one.
That's because the structure extends the college's architectural soul, which is rooted in the adaptive and creative reuse of older homes surrounding the Cistern and Randolph Hall, which remains the heart.
April 16, 2007
C of C Responds to Virginia Shooting
The shooting at Virginia Tech is causing concern-- for students at the College of Charleston. Some of them have friends at the school-- and are very concerned. They say they feel safe here at the College of Charleston and say they can't imagine something like what happened in Virginia happening here. Student Akeem Bell says, "I can't put my mind in a frame of reference that wow a shooting happened at Virginia Tech. Bell spent his freshman year at Virginia Tech. He is now a student at the College of Charleston. He says the recent shooting at his former school seem unreal.
April 15, 2007
Real estate boss gets down to business with low-income kids
Tommy Baker of Baker Motors is chairman of YEScarolina's board and teaches entrepreneurship classes at the College of Charleston.
Bailey, he said, had the unique vision and ability to create a nonprofit that could reach teachers and children and promote entrepreneurship statewide. That's important because small businesses are essential to South Carolina's economy.
April 15, 2007
Cuban pianist to perform
Over at the College of Charleston, Cuban-born pianist William Villaverde will close the college's International Piano Series season at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Sottile Theatre.
Born in Havana, Villaverde came to the United States after winning many competitions in his home nation. On a full scholarship, he studied music at the College of Charleston, where he graduated cum laude.
April 15, 2007
Poverty forum: Three mayors express views
We've got to create an economy and we've got to educate people so that we have higher-paying jobs. ... We've created a Lowcountry Graduate Center. It's going to help us get better-educated young people, and that will raise the boat.
April 15, 2007
Gay rabbi to give talk on homosexuality, faith
Greenberg, a senior educator at the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership in New York, will speak Monday on homosexuality in the Jewish tradition in a lecture, sponsored by the College of Charleston's Yaschik/Arnold Jewish Studies Program.
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April 15, 2007
The rise and fall of Charleston's Economan
Parish enrolled in the College of Charleston in the mid-1970s and quickly became the star of the school's budding math department. A former classmate said Parish was arrogant at times, but often flashed natural talent that outshone his professors. Parish taught briefly at the school immediately after graduating, before quickly grinding out a Ph.D. in economics from the University of North Carolina.
About the time that he was returning to teach at his alma mater, Parish launched the first of his now infamous investment 'pools,' where he collected others' money to pour into financial markets and fine goods. His first bets, on commodities and other futures contracts, booked a 42 percent return in the first year.
In 1990, when he was still an assistant professor at the college, Parish jumped to Charleston Southern University.
April 13, 2007
A time to remember
"This is an explosive event. This is the moon landing for black America," says professor Chris Lamb, who wrote the book Blackout: The Untold Story of Jackie Robinson's First Spring Training. "And a lot of white America was saying 'Hey, what's the big story?' He captured the imagination of a lot of white America. They couldn't ignore it."
"I try to tell [my students] about Jackie Robinson, and it's almost like telling them what happened 200 years ago," says Lamb, an assistant professor of communications at the College of Charleston (S.C.). "I think that's why we need to continually remind people about Jackie Robinson.
April 12, 2007
Rex touts his education reform plan
Kathryn Pedings, a College of Charleston math and secondary education student, suggested that Rex's plan turns a "blind eye" to the prospect of more segregation. Rex's choice proposal calls for allowing students and parents to cross school district lines in transferring to higher-achieving schools, and Pedings is concerned that such a plan could result in white students fleeing poor districts.
April 12, 2007
Jazz vocalist to perform for Avery benefit
Singletary is a board member and fundraising director for the institute, which works to support the efforts of the Avery Research Center for African-American History and Culture at the College of Charleston. The center resides in the building that housed the Avery Normal Institute, a school for freed blacks founded after the Civil War. It closed in 1954.
"Last year was very successful and a great launching pad for the Avery to build off of for years to come, which is the goal," Singletary said in an e-mail exchange. "We moved the event from Alhambra Hall now to the Pavilion on Patriots Point, which has an upscale ambience that would support making this year a black-tie event."
April 12, 2007
Oil
Author and former head of the California EPA Terry Tamminen, who speaks tonight at the College of Charleston, is likely not moved by that effort.
His book, "Lives Per Gallon, the True Cost of our Oil Addiction," begins:
April 11, 2007
VISUAL ARTS
Bright Young Things
It's always disappointing for me to walk into a gallery and see a dull, uninspired show. Last Easter it happened at the Halsey, where its Young Contemporaries exhibition seemed largely bereft of bright ideas or confident technique. Each year YC highlights the best work from the CofC Studio Art Department, with a cross-section of different media selected by an independent juror and curated as a professional-level group show; that ups the stakes for the contributors, who usually rise to meet the challenge of providing high-grade work. But the quality level dipped in 2006.
When I expressed my disappointment in the City Paper, some readers accused me of being "cruel," "mean," and (worst of all) "uncool" for criticizing student work. As artists-in-training, the argument went, they weren't ready for their work to be held up to the cold light of criticism. Better to encourage them with positive remarks or say nothing at all.
April 11, 2007
Devising a master plan for youths
Carrie Ben-Yisrael, academic coordinator for Upward Bound at the College of Charleston, listened to the meeting's speakers and said she thought the master plan sounded like a great idea because it would help groups know what others are doing. "I think we're all willing to participate in this," she said.
April 11, 2007
CSU may suspend hiring
William Koprowski, chairman of accounting and legal studies at the College of Charleston, said there is no law against a school buying a risky investment, but trustees expose themselves to lawsuits if they don't use sound judgment.
"I tend to think there wasn't enough investigation there," he said. "You look for more than a handshake from someone employed by you." But, he added, "that's what happens when things get a little too cozy."
April 10, 2007
Students try to spotlight Darfur
A line of glowing candles led the way from Addlestone Library to Waterfront Park on Monday night, as nearly 30 College of Charleston students sang and chanted to bring attention to the humanitarian crisis sweeping the Darfur region of Sudan.
"Don't be blind to genocide," some students chanted as others sang songs promoting peace.
April 9, 2007
Jackie Robinson was more than a ballplayer (Op/Ed)
By CHRIS LAMB
Sixty years ago, Jackie Robinson played his first game in the Major Leagues, forever changing not just baseball but American society. When Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, he didn't just challenge segregation in baseball, he challenged segregation in American society. When he crossed the white foul line at Ebbets Field to take his position, he carried the hopes and dreams of millions of black Americans.
Chris Lamb is a College of Charleston associate professor of communication and author of 'Blackout: The Untold Story of Jackie Robinson's First Spring Training.' He can be reached at lambc@cofc.edu.
April 9, 2007
Memory
In early March, about 70 community leaders, historians, educators, preservationists and tourism pros got together at the College of Charleston to talk about how to promote the history and legacy of slavery in the Lowcountry.
The tourism charrette's goals were to increase the visibility of slavery-related sites and tours in the Lowcountry, draw attention to the international dimensions of the slave trade and highlight contributions to the history and development of Charleston and the Lowcountry.
This year and next mark the 200th anniversary of the legal ban of the trans-Atlantic slave trade by Great Britain and the United States. Thomas Jefferson signed the U.S. legislation on March 2, 1807.
The charrette was organized by the Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World (CLAW) program at the College of Charleston and funded by College of Charleston and the S.C. National Heritage Corridor.
April 9, 2007
Students mobilize to put spotlight on Darfur
College of Charleston students inspired by what they learned at a conference about Darfur have organized a week's worth of activities to spotlight the humanitarian crisis there.
Todd Chas, with the college's Center for Cultural Diversity, organized the trip to Spelman College in Atlanta earlier this year.
April 8, 2007
Easter faith & folklore
"The seventh-century CE (Common Era) historian Venerable Bede described the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre and associated her with the month in which Easter took place, and some writers believe his reference is the origin for our word 'Easter,' " according to College of Charleston religion professor June McDaniel in an e-mail. "There was much early controversy on the exact date, but it was set by the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. as the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox."
April 8, 2007
'TALK'
Inventive ideas producing new views of various aspects of life are part of the Salt & Battery late-night series presented by the Footlight Players. Works selected are more cutting edge than most of the plays in the mainstage season.
College of Charleston theater major Michael L. Smallwood was assigned in his playwriting class to come up with an original play.
The result was "TALK: Three Dark Conversations," which consists of three independent yet interrelated plays.
April 8, 2007
C of C to stage play about destructive power of a lie
The groundbreaking drama, also remarkable in that it was Hellman's first play, opens Thursday as a production of the department of theater at the College of Charleston's Robinson Theatre.
April 6, 2007
The news that fits
Cartoonist and MSNBC blogger Daryl Cagle posted some cartoon-world buzz: A cartoon has been killed from David Wallis' new "Killed Cartoons" book. The cartoon that Norton publishers pulled was Doug Marlette's famous "What would Muhammad drive?" Chris Lamb, College of Charleston communications professor and author of "Drawn To Extremes: The Use And Abuse Of Editorial Cartoons," said leaving the Marlette cartoon out of a book about censored cartoons was like "writing a history of the United States and leaving out the Civil War."
April 6, 2007
Parish, C of C grad, is professor at CSUAl Parish, 49, was born in Hollywood, S.C. He graduated from the College of Charleston in 1979 with undergraduate degrees in mathematics and economics, and returned as an assistant professor in the math department.
He earned a doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1987.
April 5, 2007
Non-specific deity (Letter to the Editor)
A March 27 Post and Courier article described invocation guidelines recently passed by the Charleston County School Board. The guidelines allow for a reference to one divine being but no reference to a specific deity.
Such guidelines have something for both religious and non-religious to dislike. It is not the business of the school board, which represents a diverse community of all faiths and none, to invoke any deity, specific or not.
Herb Silverman
President,
Secular Humanists
of the Lowcountry
April 4, 2007
NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND Ivory Idyll
The College of Charleston has offered solid piano training for decades. But it stepped things up several notches in 1989 with the arrival of Enriqué Graf, Charleston's first world-renowned resident virtuoso and piano pedagogue. Graf lost little time tapping into his starry personal network. By 1990, his International Piano Series was offering local crowds their first-ever chance to hear bunches of world-class pianists (usually six) in a single season.
Graf's own international concert tours, plus his regular "jury duty" at many of the world's top piano competitions, have made him a formidable talent scout. So his series snags many of today's rising young stars, like Chinese sensation Chu-Fang Huang, who visited just last month. We've also enjoyed her Curtis Institute classmate Sean Kennard, who now studies with Graf. He was one of three Americans to qualify last year for the Chopin Competition in Warsaw, the world's ritziest piano contest.
April 4, 2007
Scary idea: Ghost seekers, skeptics explore creepy jail
Skeptics and ghost hunters faced off after midnight in the Old City Jail, pitting logic against the paranormal.
On one side sat members of the College of Charleston's Atheist-Humanist Alliance. On the other, two teams of paranormal investigators.
Rick Zender, curator of the college's John Rivers Communications Museum, concocted the strange mix of late-night guests with the help of Bulldog Tours guide Ginger Williams, who roped in the ghost hunters.
Anthropologist Dana Cope with the fossilized jawbone and teeth of an extinct relative of the horse and the rhinoceros.
April 3, 2007
Found: New critter
College of Charleston anthropology professor and vertebrate paleontologist Dana Cope was part of a research team that has discovered a new genus and species of primate that lived millions of years ago in what is now Lake Casa Blanca State Park near Laredo, Texas.
Cope analyzed the fossil teeth that were found by colleague Jim Westgate of the University of Texas in 42 million-year-old tropical, mangrove palm swamp deposits exposed in the state park.
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April 2, 2007
Killing cartoons into submission
Chris Lamb, College of Charleston (S.C.) communications professor and author of "Drawn To Extremes: The Use And Abuse Of Editorial Cartoons," likened the Marlette omission to "writing a history of the United States and leaving out the Civil War."
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April 2, 2007
Researchers study evidence of ancient primates in Laredo area
Dana Cope, a co-author of the study and associate professor of anthropology at College of Charleston in South Carolina, compared the teeth with other primate teeth from the same era. He said the newly discovered teeth, which measure about 4 millimeters, were not from known primates.
"This is a very important locality," Cope said. "Not much is known about Eocene mammals outside the Rocky Mountains."
April 2, 2007
A feast of freedom, to remember
At the College of Charleston's Yaschik/Arnold Jewish Studies Center, students from the local Hillel chapter prepared for a communal seder over the weekend, cleaning the kitchen according to Jewish law and readying the meal. Last week, before the holiday break, students at Addleston Hebrew Academy congregated to eat matzo and discuss the ancient days when Jews were enslaved, then freed. Tuesday night, members of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, the Reform Jewish Temple in Charleston, and of the East Cooper Jewish Community will join for a second-night seder.
April 1, 2007
Halsey Institute
The Halsey Institute for Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston's School of the Arts will hold its 22nd annual juried student art exhibition, "Young Contemporaries 2007," through April 27.
The exhibit is dedicated to the late Michael Tyzack, professor emeritus at the College of Charleston who taught painting at the college for many years.
The juror for the show is David Cohen, art critic and contributing editor at the New York Sun and publisher of the online magazine artcritical.com.